IMCE introduces low temperature IET analysis

IMCE introduces low temperature IET analysis

In several applications, the elastic properties and internal friction in this low temperature regime play an important role. For example, the glass transition temperature of plastics indicates the transition of a polymer from the rubbery to the glass state.

Below, the results are shown for a polyoxymethylene (POM) sample. POM has a glass transition temperature around -50 °C as clearly shown by a peak in the internal friction data. Therefore, the Young's modulus/stiffness increases in the glass transition region during the cooling phase.

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